Movie Review: The Royal Tenenbaums

[Marxist]

Bottomline: If you enjoy John Irving novels or the Eliot Rosewater series by Vonnegut you'll really enjoy this black comedy about incest, suicide, and family loyalty. Great acting and wonderful visual tricks.

4 out 4 easy.

 

[CarolineOh]

I loved The Royal Tenenbaums. I was disappointed that it didn't get more Oscar nominations. Gene Hackman, at the vry least, deserved one. The scenes where he takes his danger-averse grandsons crousing around NYC was a hoot!
I thought the best movies I saw in 2001 were Tenenbaums, Ghost World, and Memento.

 

[Marxist]

There's a girl in a local video / movie poster store that's a dead-on twin of the black-haired girl in "Ghost World." I wonder if it's intentional?

Caroline, that scene where the kids and Royal steal milk is adorable. Yeah, I said adorable motherfucker.

 

[lavender]

 

[Scruffy]

No, I have not seen this enjoyable movie about white people.

 

[Laurel]

Damn. That's it. I'm going to have to see it now.

 

[lavender]

 

[Scruffy]

You have to see it soon. I think even the She Dog would enjoy it.

She dawg? You mean one of the fine ho's from my stable?

 

[lavender]

 

[Scruffy]

Damn straight, nephew. Chuch.

 

[Private Vasquez]

LOL!! Chuch..haha!!

Ben Stiller and his kids in their ol' school Adidas sweatsuits craacked me up. I'm pretty sure I was laughing the whole time during that one.

 

[lavender]

 

[riff]

Haven't seen it! Sounds like a must in my case!

 

[lavender]

 

[Mischka]

I'm dying my hair blond, loading up on eyeliner, and taking up smoking in tribute to this movie.

 

[riff]

That settles it. Now I have a purpose in life.

(they come and go, my purposes)

 

[lavender]

 

[Private Vasquez]

Monster's Ball is quite sad.